Decision Workspace
darkly vs burn-wgpu vs cubecl-wgpu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
darkly
growingv0.5.0
A GPU-native paint engine on wgpu: brushes, layers, blend modes, masks, selections, and undo.
66
burn-wgpu
growingv0.21.0
WGPU backend for the Burn framework
57
cubecl-wgpu
growingv0.10.0
WGPU runtime for the CubeCL
Core Metrics
| darkly | burn-wgpu | cubecl-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 66 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 973.1K | 858.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 70.3K | 74.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 523 | 71 |
| Releases | 3 | 33 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 67d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 2y 11m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
darkly
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
burn-wgpu
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
cubecl-wgpu
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| darkly | burn-wgpu | cubecl-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.21.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 4 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 4.1MB | 37KB | 84KB |
| Features | 2 | 15 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •burn-wgpu leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •burn-wgpu is depended on by 523 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.